Garden Wildlife UK

Have seen the Jersey one a week or so ago. Very nice Snappy.

Willpar wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 8:50 am Have seen the Jersey one a week or so ago. Very nice Snappy.

They are nice to see William, very colourful.

Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata)

Photo taken in the garden.


Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/mint-moth

Cinnabar moth caterpillar (Tyria jacobaeae) - On Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea)

Photo taken: Grimthorpe Castle and Gardens, Lincolnshire https://grimsthorpe.co.uk/


Cinnabar moth caterpillar (Tyria jacobaeae) - On Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/cinnabar

We regularly have a couple of these in our tiny garden

SnappyMac wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 2:41 pm Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata)

Photo taken in the garden.


Mint Moth (Pyrausta aurata) by SnappyMac, on Flickr

Species Information: https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/mint-moth

As it took me 68 years before I saw a Hummingbird Hawk Moth, I am not holding out hopes of seeing a Jersey Tiger

Willpar wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 8:50 am Have seen the Jersey one a week or so ago. Very nice Snappy.

TrevLincs wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 8:59 pm We regularly have a couple of these in our tiny garden

They are the only small moth I recognise, nice to see about.

TrevLincs wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 9:44 pm As it took me 68 years before I saw a Hummingbird Hawk Moth, I am not holding out hopes of seeing a Jersey Tiger

You never know...

Stopped at the olds after work today, and ta-daaaah!

PimperneBloke wrote: Sun Aug 03, 2025 3:46 pm Stopped at the olds after work today, and ta-daaaah!

I think you pre-booked an appointment